At least, the fight was competitive than the Williams vs Lara which was a one-sided beating. Or Mosley running away from Pacquiao for 8 rounds in a $60.00 PPV match. Or the Mayweather vs Ortiz circus match-up that resulted in unsportsmanlike action with a sucker punch stoppage in a measly 4 round $70.00 PPV match.

Martinez vs Barker was a down to Earth and honest to goodness boxing match.

Barker should go home with his head looking forward. At least, he is now known across two continents and did himself proudly.

I was one of the people who talked a lot of sh1t about Barker's chances against Martinez. I chose not to attend the fight because I didn't think it would last more than a round or two. I thought he was going to a Peter McNeeley V. Mike Tyson. He proved me wrong. I will support him as a fan in all of his future fights. Cognrats, Darren. I don't think anyone else could have done what you did against Martinez. I take Barker against any other middleweights right now. He has a big future.

It looked like Barker had a chin at first...but I was wrong. The worst part is that he'll now be even more vulnerable to that temple shot in the future. A strange KO like that could make him a ragdoll in the ring like Roy Jones.

He had a perforated ear drum, no wonder he didn't get back up. Barker has a decent chin, but he needs to fight more people like Martinez. The best thing he can do is jump into a fight with someone like Manfredo.

The best middleweight in Britain is yet to be decided. We have Barker, Macklin, Murray and Craig McEwan.

All 4 of which need to fight eachother! I'd love to see Barker-Macklin, we've been calling for that for years. Murray is new on the scene and although McEwan has been doing well Stateside, he's relatively unknown over here.

It looked like Barker had a chin at first...but I was wrong. The worst part is that he'll now be even more vulnerable to that temple shot in the future. A strange KO like that could make him a ragdoll in the ring like Roy Jones.